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Black Cats and Cats in General
BLACK CATS We avoid crossing paths with black cats, afraid that they might bring us bad luck. (In Turkey it’s believed that you can reverse the bad luck by holding a part of your hair when it happens.) This idea has its roots in the Middle Ages, when many people believed that witches avoided detection by turning themselves into cats. A black cat crossing one’s path by moonlight means death in an epidemic. – Irish superstition King Charles … Read entire article »
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Butterflies
If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have good luck all year. Three butterflies together mean good luck. … Read entire article »
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New Year’s Superstitions
What you do the first hour of the New Year will be what you do most of the year. If the first butterfly you see in the year is white, you will have good luck all year. Changing your undershirt or underwear on New Year’s Day can cause boils. It is believed that babies born on New Year are extremely fortunate and lucky. It is said that babies born on the first day of the New Year will … Read entire article »
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Cigarettes and Matches
It is bad luck to light three cigarettes with the same match. … Read entire article »
Sneezing
Saying God Bless You When Somebody Sneezes: When the great plague swept Europe., sufferers began sneezing violently which was a sign of death. The Pope therefore passed a law requiring people to bless the sneezer. At the same time, it was expected that anybody sneezing would cover their mouth with a cloth or their hand. This was obviously to stop the spreading of the disease, but many believed that it was to keep the soul intact. … Read entire article »
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Fish and Fishing
Good luck omens: Putting a coin on a float. Throw back the first fish you catch then you’ll be lucky the whole day fishing. A fish should always be eaten from the head toward the tail. Bad luck omens: Changing rods during fishing. A woman stepping over your fishing rod. Changing a previously lucky float. Casting bait without spitting on it. Asking a fisherman how many bites he has had. Baiting a hook using your left hand. Placing a net in the water before a catch … Read entire article »
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Coins
See a penny pick it up, all day long you’ll have good luck. See a penny let it lie, all day long you’ll have to cry. You’ll have good luck if you pick up a coin and it’s heads side up. Bad luck if it’s tails. Early American thin silver coins were bent twice to ward off witches, while a single bend attested to a loved one. A silver dime in the churn would ensure a plentiful amount of butter … Read entire article »
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Crows
Seeing a single crow is very unlucky. Two crows mean good luck! Three means health, Four means wealth, Five is sickness & Six mean death! If you see three black crows together that means someone in your family will die. I saw three when my sister died a while back. My best friend’s father died around the same time.I’ve been seeing single black crows for some time now. I was told when this happens, I … Read entire article »
Red
In Taiwan, the color red means luck and happiness. For example, during the Chinese New Year period, we decorate everything in our house, using the red color. And, at a wedding, we also wear everything red. The bride needs to wear red shoes, and the bridegroom also needs to wear something red, such as a red tie or a red handkerchief. … Read entire article »
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Four
In Japan and Taiwan, there is a superstition that four is an unlucky number because the number four has the identical pronunciation as the word ‘death’, so most people tend to avoid it and most hotels don’t use the number four. Reference: http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/superstitions/japan.htm … Read entire article »
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